The Entryway deck
Every card, front and back
72 of the 88 cards in this deck are shown here. The written deck is complete and every card has its copy. Tap any card to turn it over.
The deck is one room. The method behind it covers 114 micro zones across twenty rooms and the print and play PDF is free.
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Micro Zone cards 10
The twelve places an entryway actually is. Each one names what it is for, and what done looks like.
EM-001 Front Door
EM-002 Landing Zone
EM-003 Key Station
EM-005 Shoe Zone
EM-006 Coat Storage
EM-007 Backpack Station
EM-008 Pet Station
EM-010 Seasonal Storage
EM-011 Guest Welcome
EM-012 Departure Checklist
Problem cards 1
What goes wrong, and the root cause underneath it. Every problem card points at the zone that fixes it.
EP-009 Mud Trail
Tool cards 8
The small interventions. A hook, a tray, a labelled bin, used for a reason rather than bought on spec.
ET-001 Key Bowl
ET-002 Wall Hooks
ET-003 Boot Tray
ET-004 Mail Sorter
ET-005 Entry Bench
ET-006 Cube Organizer
ET-007 Label Maker
ET-008 Storage Basket
Skill cards 12
What you get better at. These are the transferable parts, the ones that work in the next room too.
ES-001 Sort
ES-002 Straighten
ES-003 Shine
ES-004 Safety
ES-005 Standardize
ES-006 Sustain
ES-007 Visual Control
ES-008 Point Of Use
ES-009 Reduce Motion
ES-010 Simplify
ES-011 Continuous Improvement
ES-012 Quick Win
Habit cards 12
The sustain layer. Small repeatable actions attached to something you already do.
EH-001 Empty Your Pockets
EH-002 One Trip Rule
EH-003 Hang It Immediately
EH-004 Sort Mail Daily
EH-005 Reset Before Bed
EH-006 Pack Tomorrow Today
EH-007 Weather Check
EH-008 Shoes Stay Here
EH-009 Five Minute Reset
EH-010 Everything Has A Home
EH-011 Family Departure Check
EH-012 Weekly Entryway Reset
Upgrade cards 12
What a zone becomes once the basics hold.
EU-001 Launch Pad
EU-002 Family Command Center
EU-003 Seasonal Rotation
EU-004 Smart Reminder Board
EU-005 Smart Lighting
EU-006 Mudroom Conversion
EU-007 Expanded Shoe Storage
EU-008 Vertical Storage
EU-009 Label Everything
EU-010 Family Ownership
EU-011 Weekly Audit
EU-012 Entryway Mastery
Event cards 8
The days that test the system. Delivery day, a rainstorm, a school morning, a new puppy.
EE-002 Rainstorm
EE-003 Snow Day
EE-004 School Morning
EE-005 Vacation Departure
EE-006 Holiday Decorations
EE-007 New Puppy
EE-008 Moving Day
EE-009 Surprise Visitors
Win cards 8
What finishing feels like, named so it counts.
EW-001 Morning Momentum
EW-002 Guests Feel Welcome
EW-003 Nothing Lost Today
EW-004 Stress Free Departure
EW-005 Five Minute Win
EW-006 Perfect Week
EW-007 Family Habit
EW-008 Home Ready
Room cards 1
The card that hands off to the next room.
ER-001 ER-001-Entryway